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Word formation processes

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It refers to how words are created in a language.

a)

Morphology

b)

Syntax

c)

Semantics

d)

Pragmatics

2.

What is the minimal unit of a word that carries meaning.

a)

grapheme

b)

morpheme

c)

phoneme

d)

word

3.

Which morphemes can stand by themselves as single words

a)

free morphemes

b)

bound morphemes

c)

safe morphemes

d)

independent morphemes

4.

Nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs that carry their meaning in the word itself. These are called...

a)

free words

b)

lexical words

c)

functional words

d)

parts of speech

5.

The words that show meaning and role relationships are known as...

a)

lexical words

b)

bound words

c)

functional words

d)

inserts

6.

The process that changes the word class and/or meaning of a word

(a)  

7.

What process(es) have been used in the formation of the word: Strengthens

a)

Derivation

b)

inflection

c)

Derivation and inflection

d)

compounding

8.

How many morphemes of the word "conventional"?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

"-able, -ous, -less" are

a)

prefixes

b)

suffixes

c)

stems

10.

What process(es) have been used in the formation of the word: monstrous

a)

Derivation and inflection

b)

Derivation

c)

Inflection

d)

compounding

11.

Which process has been used in the formation of the word horseman

a)

inflection

b)

Derivation

c)

compounding

d)

inflection and compounding

12.

Change the word happy into a noun using the process of derivation.

(a)  

13.

Change the word wash using the process of inflection.

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14.

Inflection changes the meaning of the word.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

15.

Which of the following is an example of derivational prefix?

a)

hood

b)

multi

c)

ed

d)

less

16.

The process that signal roles and meanings that are important without changing the word class

(a)  

17.

What process(es) have been used in the formation of the word: footballers

a)

Derivation

b)

Inflection and derivation

c)

Compounding and inflection

d)

Derivation, inflection and compounding

18.

What process(es) have been used in the formation of the word: unhappier

a)

Derivation and inflection

b)

Derivation

c)

Inflection

d)

Compounding and inflection

19.

Homosexual is a compound word

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Compound words are always written as a single word.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Compound words are generally stressed on the first element.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Which process(es) have been used in the formation of the word: downloading

(a)